Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice! Philippians 4:4 Into the Text There have been seasons in my life when I chased joy and peace as if they were two separate finish lines to cross at different times. I thought peace would finally show up when things settled
If indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard Colossians 1:23a Into the Text God wants us to be established and firm in this faith. He does not want us to be tossed around but to hold fast
On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives. Genesis 7:13 Into the Text The Bible doesn’t provide a definitive number for the world’s population at the time of the flood. We know that
Bring us back to yourself, O Lᴏʀᴅ, so that we may return to you; renew our life as in days before. Lamentations 5:21 Into the Text As our time in the book of Lamentations comes to a close, we find a simple, yet profound prayer of repentance in the midst
You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires, to be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and to put on the new man who has been created in God’s image—in righteousness
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also
“Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected. Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts of many hearts will
“When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a
“I will pass through the land of Egypt in the same night, and I will attack all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of humans and of animals, and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment. I am the LORD. The blood will be a
He prayed to the Lord and said, “Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish, because I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to